My hon. Friend raises a very serious and important point, because it is not the usual practice of this House to pass retrospective legislation. Indeed, as a constitutional principle it is very bad to pass retrospective legislation.
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 5 December 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill.
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